Samsung not interested in buying RIM

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Samsung has said it is not interested in acquiring BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) after reports suggested that RIM’s co-CEO Jim Balsillie had met with Samsung.

A report from BGR stated that RIM, in an attempt to reverse its fortunes, was in talks to licence its software to other companies. It said RIM was considering selling some of its divisions off or its entire company and Samsung, in particular, was targeted as a potential buyer.

However, a Samsung spokesperson told Reuters the company hasn’t “considered acquiring” RIM and are “not interested” in doing so. He also said Balsillie had not approached Samsung about a possible acquisition, though he did not say anything about Samsung purchasing some of RIM’s assets or software licences.

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